
The greatest goalkeeper in the game, Neuer redefined the position as a sweeper-keeper: elite shot-stopping, one-v-one dominance, distribution, command and range, crowned by the 2014 World Cup and multiple Champions League titles with Bayern. Career record: 128 caps and 0 goals for Germany; club career at FC Schalke 04 II, Schalke 04, FC Bayern Munich; honours include national Player of the Year 2011, national Player of the Year 2014, Hall of Fame 2019.
One rank above: Gerd Müller at #2.
One rank below: Lothar Matthäus at #4.
Germany's editorial top five: Franz Beckenbauer · Gerd Müller · Manuel Neuer · Lothar Matthäus · Karl-Heinz Rummenigge.